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The portrait in left profile of George V is surrounded with the inscription "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND:IMP" (George V, King and Emperor of India by the grace of God) Lettering: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND:IMP:

Obverse Designer:

Edgar Bertram MacKennal

Reverse Design:

The facial value, accompanied with the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with two maple boughs and a crown Lettering: 5 CENTS CANADA YEAR

Reverse Designer:

W.H.J. Blakemore

1911 - George V - Five Cents no DEI GRATIA

The Canadian five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar. It was patterned on the corresponding coin in the neighboring United States. Starting 4 February 2013, after the elimination of the penny, it became the smallest valued coin in the currency.

The beaver has a long history in Canada as both commodity and cultural icon. The Hurons honoured the beaver hundreds of years ago as the totem of their tribe. Native peoples used the beaver emblem to sign treaties with the first colonists. Since then the beaver has appeared in the heraldic bearings of Québec City and Montreal and even marked Canada's first postage stamp. The beaver coin design was created by Canadian artist G.E. Kruger Gray and was first used in 1937.